The Best of Wado Ryu Karate

Description

The Best of Wado Ryu Karate features Hironori Otsuka, the founder and Jiro Otsuka performing Kumite Waza, the much sought after Two-Man Fighting Kata of Wado Ryu. Included are defenses against empty hand, sword and knife attacks. The history of "Wado Ryu Jujitsu Kenpo" one of Japan's major karate styles is explained and how Otsuka sensei, a man ahead of his time, combined the teachings of Shinto Yoshin Ryu Jujitsu and karate into one system. This is high quality footage professionally shot in Japan. Also featured is a deminstration by Tatsuo Suzuki, one of Japan's Top Wado Ryu masters plus excerpts from the All Japan Wado Ryu Karate Tournament. According to director & martial arts historian Damien Chambers, Kyoto, Japan-"This is the best footage of Otsuka Sensei I have ever seen. Four Stars!" A one-of-a kind video! 60 min.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome!!!.......2007-01-27

You can really learn alot from this great video!! I highly recommend this dvd!!!

A complete waste of money!.......2005-11-07

If you want to see really high quality footage of the Founder of Wado Ryu Karate performins kata that was filmed by Berkley University (California) in 1965 see Wado Ryu The Way of Peace and Harmony Volumes 1 & 2. Unlike the above, they are professionally produced films from a Southern Californian studio, that you will be proud to own.

Best Original Footage Ever!.......2004-07-14

I don't know where these people found this footage but it was awesome! To see the master at work was a real treat. And the information was beyond belief. Excellent!

I learned a lot........2004-07-07

Just watched it for the first time and WOW! What can I say, except, I really
learned a lot from this DVD. It showed me how to perform every kata exactly
how it should be done.

Pure Junk!!!.......2004-03-03

Unfortunately this DVD is just a rip off.
The video was recorded from VHS tape & poorly formatted.
There are no chapters or any other features that you would expect from a DVD.
I was hoping to supplement my Wado Ryu training with the aid of the examples on this DVD, but there is absolutely nothing to gain from this piece of junk!
For a great series on Wado Ryu that shows the katas in detail, I highly recommend David Deaton's "Wado Ryu Karate" series produced by Panther Productions.

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